Europe’s Cities Were Designed For A Climate That No Longer Exists
At least 10,000 Europeans died in a single week of June — and the response starts with street design.
A Post-American Europe Must Build Its Own Power
As Washington turns transactional and Beijing rises, Europe must convert its economic weight into genuine strategic power.
The assault on the skies by the far right
The far right is preying on the fears of the vulnerable ahead of June’s elections. Progressives must tackle the causes of its rise.
Europe under quarantine
The coronavirus crisis has exposed the shared vulnerability of Europe’s interdependence. Time to turn that into a strength.
The green agenda—a social and geopolitical tool
The European green agenda is key to saving the planet—but it could also save an enlightenment-based multilateral order from nationalist irrationalism.
Electoral Authoritarianism, Elective Dictatorship
Jair Bolsonaro will be President of Brazil. A homophobic soldier with authoritarian excesses, who has scorned democratic mechanisms and threatened his political rivals, will lead
Inequality More Than Matters
Inequality is the biggest challenge of our time. It undermines social confidence and reduces support for democratic institutions. It lurks behind the new toxic relationship
Democracy Without Glue
The aftershocks of the Great Recession are still being felt. The trail of suffering in the shape of unemployment and destruction of wealth has transformed
The Geopolitics Of Chaos
The new world disorder is under way while speculation about what President Trump would do has given way to a spate of executive orders. The
Europe And The Globalization Of Unrest
Donald Trump’s victory has sent the liberal world order into a tailspin. We are not just facing a wake-up call; this wave of authoritarian national
The Decline Of The European Empire
While Europe was engrossed in facing up to the Euro crisis, all around it the greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War was deepening.
A High Seas Disgrace That Should Shake Us Into Action
Europe cannot afford the shame of doing nothing while thousands of migrants die in the Mediterranean simply seeking a better life. There have been more
Europe Is Back At Square One
Europe is back at square one. On the verge of a third recession in five years, the relentless tide is even crashing against the insurmountable